“Instead of asking what's wrong with rampant consumerism, we ought to be asking, 'What justifies it?' Popular art does not have to pander to the lowest level of intelligence and taste.”
“No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful?”
“I have called this book "What Is Wrong with the World?" and the upshot of the title can be easily and clearly stated. What is wrong is that we do not ask what is right.”
“Instead of asking, “what do I want from life?,” a more powerful question is, “what does life want from me?”
“Never. Never ask for what ought to be offered.”
“Instead of asking "what’s the problem?" ask "what's the creative opportunity?”